--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 5, 2006, at 3:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > >> > >> Turq: "Me, I'm more comfortable with that approach, and that > >> level of honesty. But others really prefer to believe > >> that they are pursuing a spiritual path that is based > >> on some kind of science, and not gods and goddesses > >> and attracting their benevolent attention. Can't fault > >> them for that, and for preferring to believe that. But > >> to think that *Maharishi* believes it is IMO silly." > >> > >> Me: I agree that TMO would be coming from a more honest place if they > >> would just let their inner Hindu hang out and stop trying to claim > >> that it is through the window of science... > >> That way they could just let people know all the beliefs upfront and > >> people could make a more informed choice about it all. But I guess > >> that is a pretty moot point with Google and all. > >> > >> Interesting stuff about how the Buddhists deal with Westerners. > >> Ethnocentrism is found in every culture more or less. Remember the > >> Japanese with their "we come from Gods, everyone else came from > >> monkeys" line! Nice one. > >> > >> > > > > > > The devas-as-laws-of-nature is standard Hindu. MMY and company take > > it a little further > > than most, but its standard with new age, theosophy, etc., as well > > as hindu. > > > The devas-as-laws-of-nature is pure Hindutva politics and just their > version of Creation Science and the Hindu version of "intelligent > design". You say IHVH, they say AGNI. >
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